Cohiba

quickly became the flagship brand of the

Cuban cigar industry

. Developed initially as a medium bodied protocol cigar for presentation only by officials of then Cuban government, Cohiba was marketed widely beginning in 1982. The initial sizes were the Lancero, the Corona Especiale and the Panetela, with the Esplendido, Robusto and Exquisito added in 1989. In 1992, in salute to the 500th anniversary of Columbus' discovery of the Caribbean, the Siglo series was introduced. The